Thundershower warning as storm hits Buri Ram

The Nation April 9, 2014 1:00 am

With the Meteorological Department warning yesterday of thundershowers from Thursday to Monday in the North, Northeast, Central region and the East, Buri Ram's Nong Hong district was hit by a summer storm late on Monday in which 30 homes were damaged.

Authorities were also prompted to cut power for four hours as a precaution, and officials are assessing damages to provide aid.

On Monday, Roi Et also reported that some 200 homes in seven villages of tambon Pappla in Chiang Kwan district were damaged by a summer storm.